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Monday, November 12, 2007
*Warning this is a pity-me post*
As most of you know U.S. economy is doing pretty bad these days, the dollar is performing low which means that the peso to dollar exchange rate is getting lesser and lesser. We still have a lot of bills to pay back home (our numerous insurance and condo) and it hurts every time I have to up the value of money I have to send.
Because of the bad economy, financial companies were being hit and that would mean laying off a couple of people. Yiek's client is a big financial company and 300 people were let off 2 weeks ago, thankfully he wasn't one of them. Now, I initially thought our company is safe since it's a semi-financial company but I heard from the grapevine last Friday that they were going to do a reorganization and well, some people would have to be let go.
An officemate told me I was safe because I was pregnant, they would be afraid of me suing them but I searched the net today and that isn't always the case. If the company were really cutting back and my being laid-off was not because I'm pregnant then I don't have a very strong case to take legal actions. In fact, I don't think I can win at all.
I think my job is in peril, One: I am the newest developer and they haven't hired a new one ever since, Two: I don't have a fix project, I keep getting random tasks just so I have something to do and Three: we are a company (at least this office) of less than 50 employees so the chance is pretty high! This is the worst time to be out of job because I'd lose my insurance coverage, I'd lose my NJ Disability benefits and I don't want to think about the financial impact it will have on us. I can't very well apply for a new job because I am on my 7th month what company will take me? I can however try to work in department stores and supermarkets since they are hiring for the holiday season but still the salary that I'll be getting will be very meager.
I'm just hoping that the heavens above will take pity on us, please wait until the baby is born and then we will be ok.
As most of you know U.S. economy is doing pretty bad these days, the dollar is performing low which means that the peso to dollar exchange rate is getting lesser and lesser. We still have a lot of bills to pay back home (our numerous insurance and condo) and it hurts every time I have to up the value of money I have to send.
Because of the bad economy, financial companies were being hit and that would mean laying off a couple of people. Yiek's client is a big financial company and 300 people were let off 2 weeks ago, thankfully he wasn't one of them. Now, I initially thought our company is safe since it's a semi-financial company but I heard from the grapevine last Friday that they were going to do a reorganization and well, some people would have to be let go.
An officemate told me I was safe because I was pregnant, they would be afraid of me suing them but I searched the net today and that isn't always the case. If the company were really cutting back and my being laid-off was not because I'm pregnant then I don't have a very strong case to take legal actions. In fact, I don't think I can win at all.
I think my job is in peril, One: I am the newest developer and they haven't hired a new one ever since, Two: I don't have a fix project, I keep getting random tasks just so I have something to do and Three: we are a company (at least this office) of less than 50 employees so the chance is pretty high! This is the worst time to be out of job because I'd lose my insurance coverage, I'd lose my NJ Disability benefits and I don't want to think about the financial impact it will have on us. I can't very well apply for a new job because I am on my 7th month what company will take me? I can however try to work in department stores and supermarkets since they are hiring for the holiday season but still the salary that I'll be getting will be very meager.
I'm just hoping that the heavens above will take pity on us, please wait until the baby is born and then we will be ok.
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